{"id":72708,"date":"2026-11-04T04:01:39","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T04:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hashtagdubai.org\/?p=72708"},"modified":"2026-11-04T04:01:39","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T04:01:39","slug":"sba-uae-flag-day-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hashtagdubai.org\/index.php\/2026\/11\/04\/sba-uae-flag-day-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharjah Book Authority celebrates UAE flag day in presence of 1,469 publishers from around the world"},"content":{"rendered":"<div lang=\"en\">\n<p>Sharjah, November 3, 2026<\/p>\n<p>To the sound of the UAE national anthem, the UAE flag was raised on Tuesday morning in the presence of 1,469 publishers from 126 countries, marking UAE Flag Day during the third day of the 16th Sharjah International Publishers Conference, the world\u2019s largest gathering for buying and selling publishing rights.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-72708 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hashtagdubai.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/af3-22-2.jpeg'><img width=\"640\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/hashtagdubai.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/af3-22-2-1024x682.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Sharjah Book Authority celebrates UAE Flag Day\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hashtagdubai.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/af3-22-2-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/hashtagdubai.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/af3-22-2-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/hashtagdubai.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/af3-22-2-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hashtagdubai.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/af3-22-2-696x464.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/hashtagdubai.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/af3-22-2-1068x712.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/hashtagdubai.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/af3-22-2-630x420.jpeg 630w, https:\/\/hashtagdubai.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/af3-22-2.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hashtagdubai.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/af3-22-3.jpeg'><img width=\"640\" height=\"309\" src=\"https:\/\/hashtagdubai.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/af3-22-3-1024x495.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Sharjah Book Authority celebrates UAE Flag Day\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hashtagdubai.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/af3-22-3-1024x495.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/hashtagdubai.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/af3-22-3-300x145.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/hashtagdubai.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/af3-22-3-768x371.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hashtagdubai.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/af3-22-3-696x337.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/hashtagdubai.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/af3-22-3-1068x516.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/hashtagdubai.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/af3-22-3-868x420.jpeg 868w, https:\/\/hashtagdubai.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/af3-22-3.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The flag-raising ceremony was attended by department directors, SBA employees and conference guests. 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